Vivian El Jaber

Vivian El Jaber
El Jaber in an ad campaign against gender violence (2015)
Born (1964-11-17) 17 November 1964
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Children1
Awards

Vivian El Jaber (born 17 November 1964, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress, comedian and playwright.[1][2] She is best known for her roles on the sketch show Cha Cha Cha,[3][4] as Débora in Guapas[5][6] and as Isabel in Farsantes.[7][8]

Biography

El Jaber was born in Buenos Aires in 1964.[1][2] Her father was of Syrian descent and her mother was of Portuguese and Galician descent.[9][10] She has at least two sisters—one younger and one older—and her father taught mathematical physics.[11][5] She was raised in Palermo, a neighborhood of Buenos Aires.[3]

She studied theatre with Roberto Saiz and Norman Briski[9][12] and made her on-stage debut in 1986 at age 19 in the one-woman play De la pupila para adentro, which she had written.[13][14][15][10] She frequented Parakultural in her early career.[15] In 1991, she received a Bienal Arte Jóven award for her one-woman show F. E. A..[16][15][9][17] In addition to acting onstage — including in productions such as La llamada (2019),[18] Julio César (2022) and Tootsie (2023)[9] — El Jaber is an occasional playwright. When not writing alone, her most frequent writing collaborator is Mónica Gazpio.[16] El Jaber was part of the main cast of Martín Bossi's Impostor plays for five seasons.[19][20]

El Jaber was a cast member of the sketch show De la cabeza in the early 1990s[9] and was the only woman to remain on the cast of Cha Cha Cha until the end of its run.[14][21][10][3] She later worked on Patito Feo as Dorinha (2007-2008),[11][9] Alguien que me quiera as Coca (2010-2011),[1] Farsantes as Isabel (2013-2014)[7][15] and Guapas as Débora.[19][5] In 2014, El Jaber appeared in an ad campaign against gender violence with Soledad Silveyra, Guillermina Valdés, and Laura Natalia Esquivel.[22] She also played María in the 2024 film The Penguin Lessons and called working with Jonathan Pryce and Steve Coogan a "dream come true."[11]

Personal life

El Jaber has one daughter, Calia (born ca. 2010).[10][15][23] She has had three major relationships in her life, each lasting seven years, with only one leading to marriage when she was age 21.[13][7][10][23] She is a longtime resident of Villa Devoto[9][23] and has a home in Miramar, where she has a painting studio.[9][11][5]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleRefs
2001Edificio surVecina
2002Rosca de pascuaSilvia
2003El 48Mirta[16]
Chiche bombónHija chusma[16]
2005LimonadaVendedora
2007Tocar al cieloSandra[16]
El cine de Maite[16]
2008Todos aquellosJustina
2010PastelitosAbuela
2011Un cuento chinoRosa[11][1][24]
2012MataderaJulisa
2013El loro y el cisneCelina
2017Casa CoraggioSamira
2019DelfínSilvana
2020Muertos infectadosRita
2021En la cabeza de papáMarta[25]
Cuarto BLimpiadora
2022Alerta disparoMarcia
Amor del mercadoClaudia
2023Casi muertaDra. Rey[1]
El brillo de la mujerMujer madura
2024The Penguin LessonsMaría[11]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRefs
1990Estafa de amorMatilde Pascual
1992La bonita paginaTelma
1992-1993De la cabezaVarious[9][16]
1992, 1995-1997Cha Cha ChaVarious[10][11][16][4]
1996Como pan calienteAmalia
1997Mía sólo míaNelida "Nelly" Contreras[16][1]
El arcangelSoledad Guevara
1998GasolerosDina[16]
1999Trillizos ¡dijo la partera!Herminia[16]
2000Tiempo finalViviana "Vivi"Episodio: "El autografo"[16][8]
Estación de nocheTeresa
2001CancheritosBarbara[26]
Cuatro amigasCynthia[16][8]
2002Máximo corazónGraciela[16][8]
2004Los de la esquinaZulma Reyes[16][8]
Mosca & SmithPerla
2005Los RoldánMara[16][8]
FloricientaIvonne[16][8]
BotinesMucamaEpisode: "Acorralados"[16][8]
2006Amas de casa desesperadasGriselda
No hay 2 sin 3Various[16][27][8]
Palermo Hollywood HotelVarious[16][28]
2007-2008Patito FeoDorinha[11][9][16][29][8]
2010-2011Alguien que me quieraBrenda "Coca" Reinoso[30][1][8]
2012El Pueblo del Pomelo RosadoEtelvina Rosso
2013-2014FarsantesIsabel de Labrápulos[10][11][15][1][7][8]
2014-2015GuapasDébora Spritz[10][5][6][19][1][8]
2015Viudas e hijos del Rock & RollMartita Cano[5][31][6]
2016Educando a NinaSelva Juárez[32][5][1][8]
2018La caídaMónica[33][8]
2019Argentina, tierra de amor y venganzaAlfreda Sforza[5][34][8]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleWriterDirectorTheatreNotesRefs
1986De la pupila para adentroVivian El JaberRoberto SaizOne-woman play[16][35][14][13]
1988El frac rojoCarlos Gorostiza[36][37]
La movidaFestival de Teatro Joven[16]
Las papakiriaquidasDiego González[16]
El ojoLuis Agustoni
1990Nosotras tresDiego KehrigCaliban Theatre[16][38]
1991-1993F.E.A.Vivian El JaberLiberarteOne-woman play[16][17]
1995-1996La cantante calvaEugène Ionesco
1998Fin de siglo CabaretJorge Leyes[16]
2000AnsataVivian El Jaber, Mónica Gazpio[16]
2001DerechasBernardo CappaJosé María Muscari[16]
2002-2003Té negroVivian El Jaber, Mónica GazpioCecilia MassaEl Taller del Ángel[16][39]
2003Pagar el patoRomaDino ArmasPatricia Pisani, Graciela BallettiAlso performed at the International Latino Cultural Center in Chicago[16][14][40]
2006El cuento del violinAuntGastón CeranaAbasto Social Club[16][41]
2010-?"M" El impostorMartín BossiAna Sans and Manuel WirztBroadway Theatre[42]
2011-?El impostor apasionadoManuel Wirzt, Evelyn BendjeskovTeatro Auditorium[43]
2014La nueva autoridadBettyMario SegadeTeatro General San Martín[44][12][3]
2019La llamadaBernardaJavier Ambrossi, Javier CalvoEmiliano DionisiTeatro del Globo[18]
2022 Julio CésarKascaShakespeareJosé María MuscariCine Teatro El Plata[9][45]
2023TootsieRitaRobert HornMariano DemaríaTeatro Lola Membrives[9][46]


Awards

In addition to the awards below, El Jaber was also nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Hugo Awards in 2019 for La llamada.[47]

YearAwardAwarding bodyAwarded forRefs
1991Bienal Arte Jóven awardCity of Buenos AiresF.E.A.[16][9][15]
Female Revelation on TVSin Cortes magazineCha cha cha[16]
1993Lápiz de OroEditorial Dossier[16]
2005Best performanceEl cuento del violin[16][8]
2007Martín Fierro AwardAsociación de Periodistas de la Televisión y Radiofonía ArgentinaPatito Feo[8]
2010ACE AwardAssociation of Latin Entertainment CriticsM - el imposter[8]
2011Estrella de mar: Comedic actressMunicipality of General Pueyrredón"M" El impostor[8]
2012El impostor apasionado[8]
2013Martín Fierro Award: Best Supporting ActressAsociación de Periodistas de la Televisión y Radiofonía ArgentinaFarsantes[48][19]

Vivian El Jaber at IMDb

References

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  2. 1 2 "Feliz birthday!". The Fresno Bee. Fresno, California, US. 15 November 2023. p. A1. Retrieved 14 April 2025 – via newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Vivian El Jaber: el humor más ácido como tabla de salvación" [Vivian El Jaber: the most acidic humor as a lifeline] (in Spanish). Interviewed by Espinosa, Patricia. ámbito. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  4. 1 2 Otero, Nieves (3 September 2024). "Alfredo Casero confirmó que llevará Cha Cha Cha al teatro: qué pasará con Fabio Alberti y Diego Capusotto" [Alfredo Casero confirmed that he will take Cha Cha Cha to the theater: what will happen to Fabio Alberti and Diego Capusotto] (in Spanish). La Nación. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Basso, Iván (9 November 2024). "El gran momento de Vivian El Jaber: es la elegida de Ricardo Darín y fue ovacionada junto a Jonathan Pryce en The Penguin Lessons" [Vivian El Jaber's big moment: she's Ricardo Darín's choice and received a standing ovation alongside Jonathan Pryce at The Penguin Lessons.] (in Spanish). Teleshow. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
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